Following President Cyril Ramaposa’s announcement of Level 5 of the Covid-19 lockdown, SA citizens who usually bet on their lucky numbers for the Lotto would have to diarise their numbers as per the stipulated rules and regulations of the lockdown.
On a brighter note,The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) allocated R150m to non-governmental organizations, non-profit organisations and non-profit companies that are struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
“The NLC funding for Covid-19 will be limited to organisations that have been funded by the NLC for programmes in the past two financial years, and organisations that have been funded by the NLC in the past five financial years for infrastructure projects.” said the commission.
According to the commission, preference will be given to organisations operating in rural and underprivileged communities. The funding will be limited to operational costs.
The funding will not be available to NLC beneficiaries who:
have been paid a grant in the current calendar year
have received grant allocation letters as an indication of the approval of their grant applications and/or are awaiting payment
have outstanding progress reports
have been placed on the delinquency register
have received funding for operational costs from other funders.
Those interested in applying should submit a detailed motivation on the approved template and confirmation of banking details.
